A pilot study for one-stop endoscopic total extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair

Abstract

One-stop endoscopic TEP inguinal hernia surgery is feasible and safe. The majority of patients would give preference to a repeated procedure if necessary. This clinical pathway reduces the number of patient visits to the hospital for inguinal hernia repair and also suggests cost efficiency.

Single hospital visit day case laparoscopic hernia repair without prior outpatient consultation is safe and acceptable to patients

“…We highlight patients were not excluded due to co-morbidity, age or obesity and this is the first series containing multiple hernia types. One-stop series of open [10] and TEP inguinal hernia repairs [11,12], laparoscopic cholecystectomies [13] and paediatric surgery [14,15] have previously been reported confirming proof of principle. In contrast to these reports, our patients were seen and examined within the day surgery unit alone and had no contact with any preassessment service.…”

Improving Services for Patients with Groin Hernias: Reducing Waiting Times for Surgery

“…3 Although day case rates and patient satisfaction were high, this approach is really only applicable in a highly selected group of patients who all require general anaesthesia.…”